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August 2007 issue
 

Materials science and manufacturing

Drug research addressed
Challenges in drug research and development (R&D) came under the spotlight at a pharmaceutical workshop hosted jointly by the CSIR and the North-West University on 23 and 24 August 2007.
FabLabs launched in two provinces
Two FabLabs were launched in two provinces recently. The Minister of Science and Technology, Mr Mosibudi Mangena, launched the fifth FabLab in Potchefstroom and the sixth one in Kimberley in the Northern Cape.

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